Other Republican heavyweights set to appear: Pasco Sheriff Chris Nocco, House Speaker Will Weatherford, R-Wesley Chapel, and state Rep. Richard Corcoran, R-Trinity, who’s tapped to be the next House Speaker.

The rally starts at 9:15 a.m. Afterward, volunteers will be asked to make phone calls and walk through neighborhoods to urge voters to back Gunter, a Presbyterian minister. He’s running against Democrat Amanda Murphy.

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